Pachuca will pray that their home support is enough to get a good result from this gruelling duel, against frisky América.
- Pachuca have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Liga MX
- América have the most clean sheets (19) in Liga MX
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Pachuca form and stats
2 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Pachuca have to build on here at Estadio Hidalgo in the Liga MX. When Pachuca hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Tigres UANL, Toluca, Atlas, Leon and Santos Laguna), they have won 2 of 5 matches! The Pachuca fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Hidalgo and will expect new points from this game. Pachuca has played 15 games in a row here without a defeat.
The Pachuca coach Álves and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus América. Ibáñez has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three matches in a row. Outstanding! Midfield player Guzmán got a match rating of 7.25 in that game, the max score being 10. Guzmán hit two key passes.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Atletico San Luis in a game that was won 3-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Pachuca have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2.
The Pachuca fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Pachuca have conceded only 7 goals.
América form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga MX travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Things are running smoothly for América who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Monterrey.
América's last game was the home draw against Pachuca (1-1). Fidalgo got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, top player of the team. Fidalgo hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 40 successful passes (of 42 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Puebla.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with América playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 6 América wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
América have the goal stats of 8-8 (for/against) from 8 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought previously this season: América - Pachuca 1-1. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Pachuca won two games, three matches ended with a tie and América managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  N. Ibáñez 16 goals | V. Guzmán Guzmán 9 goals |  D. Valdés Contreras 7 goals |
Pachuca missing players
América missing players
| Pachuca | América | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 19 | 39 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 55 | 27 | 8 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | 51 |
| 41 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| 78% | 67% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 63% | 72% |
| 54% | 44% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 37% | 38% |
| 27% | 22% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| 5% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| 59% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 58% | 49% |
| 30% | 39% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 42% | 49% |
| 16% | 17% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 21% | 21% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 14.8 | 15.9 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 11.8 | 13.4 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 32% | 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | 29% |
| 12.3 | 11.4 | 12.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 10.3 | 9.6 |
| 3.6 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
- América have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Liga MX
- América have the most clean sheets (19) in Liga MX
- Pachuca have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Liga MX
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | América | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
